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Manipal, Jul 31: Kasturba Hospital, Manipal awarded with 'IMC RBNQ Performance Excellence Trophy 2020' in health care sector from IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award Trust, Mumbai.

Dr Ranjan R Pai, chairman, Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG) handed over the trophy, award and certificate to C G Muthana, COO, and Dr Avinash Shetty, medical superintendent of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal on Satuday July 31.

Dr H S Ballal, pro-chancellor, MAHE Manipal, Dr Sudharshan Ballal, chariman, MHEPL, Lt Gen (Dr) M D Venkatesh, vice-chancellor, MAHE Manipal, Dr PLNG Rao, pro vice-chancellor (faculty of Health Sciences), MAHE, Manipal, Dr Narayan Sabhahit, registrar-MAHE Manipal, Dr Sharath K Rao Dean, KMC, Dr Suneel C Mundkur, advisor, quality implementation, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, were present.

With this award, Kasturba Hospital Manipal has added one more feather to the crown of quality and accreditations. IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award is possibly the most prestigious national quality award in the Country.

The awards were named after late Ramkrishna Bajaj, past president, IMC, and a leading Industrialist. The award process follows rigorous training and evaluation. All the officials of MAHE congratulated the team Kasturba Hospital for their great effort.

This award is presented to Kasturba Hospital for demonstrating a socially responsible, ethical, and transparent health care service, dynamic leadership, patient centricity, employee orientation, providing all services under a single roof with the latest research and technical expertise at affordable cost.

The organization has successfully ensured that 80% of its total energy consumption is sourced from renewable energy, using innovative practices for low carbon growth innovative thinking to design systems and processes to adopt changes easily. This has enabled Kasturba Hospital to place itself as a socially responsible health care provider.